Associated Student Inc. held it’s first formal board meeting on Sept. 19.

Vice President of Finance Tim Snyder started the meeting with an emergency legislation to approve an audit of ASI’s budget. Vasin and Heyn, the firm that performed the audit, recommended approval.

The purpose of the audit was to see if the preparation for ASI’s financial statements were done fairly and accurately.

The emergency title was needed because the deadline to present ASI’s Financial Report to the campus is Sept. 26.

While there Vasin employees asked if the board had any questions. ASI President Christina Romero said she had no questions because the legislation was introduced so late that she hadn’t had time to look it over.

Snyder searching for students

Snyder is also searching for students of any year and major who wish to join the ASI Finance and Budget Committee. The committee would give recommendations to ASI regarding any legislation that had financial implications. The committee would hold no official power.

“(The committee) would be taken under serious consideration, but it would be up to the board to make final decisions on legislations,” Snyder said.

The board is set to meet every other week in the fall and every week in the spring. Meetings will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, in the University Union. The first meeting is sceduled for Sept. 25.

There are currently only two students on the committee.

Board approves director candidates. scholarship and Strategic Plan

The board was nearly unanimous with many of its first votes for the year.

All five directors were approved by the board and were sworn into their posts immediately after. No dissent or discussion came from a crowd of three students. The directors will be rewarded a combined total of $26, 560 in scholarship funds.

The $1,000 Christopher J. Ramos scholarship was also approved. The scholarship is in memoriam of Chris Ramos, a former executive vice president of Academic Affairs who died last month in a motorcycle accident.

ASI’s Strategic Plan for the 2007-08 year was approved, with only brief edits. Romero said she wants to make sure ASI is more transparent and available to collaborate with all other existing entities on campus.

Vice President of University Affairs Walter Wallace asked for an edit to include the word “student” in the promise of “one ASI Alumni event per year.”

Wallace said he wants to be sure that money taken from students is spent on current students, as well as alumni.

Andres Perez can be reached at [email protected].